Famous quotes by Athletes

"The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness"

Jesse Owens, Athlete

Jesse Owens

"Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust"

Jesse Owens, Athlete

Jesse Owens

"People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected"

Martina Navratilova, Athlete

Martina Navratilova

"The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are their worst"

Martina Navratilova, Athlete

Martina Navratilova

"It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What's tough is being good every day"

Willie Mays, Athlete

Willie Mays

"It's not hard. When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But when I'm hitting, I hit anybody"

Willie Mays, Athlete

Willie Mays

"Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was"

Mickey Mantle, Athlete

Mickey Mantle

"I don't care who you are, you hear those boos"

Mickey Mantle, Athlete

Mickey Mantle

"He who has the fastest golf cart never has a bad lie"

Mickey Mantle, Athlete

Mickey Mantle

"Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough"

Earl Wilson, Athlete

Earl Wilson

"If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments"

Earl Wilson, Athlete

Earl Wilson

"An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen"

Earl Wilson, Athlete

Earl Wilson

"This would be a much better world if more married couples were as deeply in love as they are in debt"

Earl Wilson, Athlete

Earl Wilson

"A hungry dog hunts best"

Lee Trevino, Athlete

Lee Trevino

"If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron"

Lee Trevino, Athlete

Lee Trevino

"I don't think limits"

Usain Bolt, Athlete

"I know what I can do, so I never doubt myself"

Usain Bolt, Athlete

"Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer, I would willingly play for nothing"

Lionel Messi, Athlete

Lionel Messi

"I don't want to be in Terminator. I don't want to go to Hollywood"

Eric Cantona, Athlete

Eric Cantona

"I have had quite a few injuries during my time, and if you are not injured in this sport [bodybuilding], you are not doing anything"

Ronnie Coleman, Athlete

Ronnie Coleman

"Women really do pay attention to a man's glutes. A tight, compact ass is often voted even more desirable than muscular arms and chest. So, if you're lacking, start squatting!"

Ronnie Coleman, Athlete

Ronnie Coleman

"My biggest competition is always myself. I mean no disrespect, but I do not look at any of the guys as being my competition for the simple reason that I can't control how they're going to look. I can only control how I look"

Ronnie Coleman, Athlete

Ronnie Coleman

"To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent"

Johan Cruijff, Athlete

"Coincidence is logical"

Johan Cruijff, Athlete

"These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess"

Kobe Bryant, Athlete

Kobe Bryant

"My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40"

Kobe Bryant, Athlete

Kobe Bryant

"I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan. I only want to be Kobe Bryant"

Kobe Bryant, Athlete

Kobe Bryant

"I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind"

Dizzy Dean, Athlete

"Problems are the price you pay for progress"

Branch Rickey, Athlete

Branch Rickey

"Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms"

Branch Rickey, Athlete

Branch Rickey

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